From: "semmons99@..." <semmons99@...>
Date: 2006-03-25T01:43:53+09:00
Subject: Console IO

Is there a simpler way to do the following?

<code>

Person = Struct.new( :first_name, :last_name )

print "Enter first name: "
first_name = gets.chomp.capitalize

print "Enter last name: "
last_name = gets.chomp.capitalize

p = Person.new( first_name, last_name )

printf "Hello %s %s.\n", p.first_name, p.last_name

</code>

My idea was to create a function the prints a message and then takes
console output. What I want to do is not have to create the extra
objects for first and last name. Below is the solution I can up with.

<code>

def pgets( msg )
    print msg
    gets
end

Person = Struct.new( :first_name, :last_name )

p = Person.new(
    pgets( "Enter first name: " ).chomp.capitalize,
    pgets( "Enter last name: "  ).chomp.capitalize
)

printf "Hello %s %s.\n", p.first_name, p.last_name

</code>

Thanks,
Shane